System for transmitting electronic receipt

• US 10,395,229 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2018
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Ade, Garcia
• Application Number:
  US16/055,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20180349876A1
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 705 21
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

On receiving simplified settlement data generated form settlement data and ID data for downloading electronic-receipt data from an electronic-receipt server, both from a settlement-processing apparatus, a portable terminal records the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data. The display unit of the portable terminal displays the simplified settlement data thus recorded. The portable terminal downloads electronic-receipt data from the electronic-receipt server by using the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data, when the input unit is operated, thereby commanding that the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit should be downloaded. The electronic-receipt data is recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. The display unit displays the electronic receipt on the basis the electronic-receipt data recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting an electronic receipt comprising:

an electronic receipt server configured to record the electronic receipt including transaction information regarding a sale of goods and settlement data;

a portable terminal configured to perform communication with the electronic receipt server by way of the Internet, the portable terminal used by a purchaser; and

a settlement processing apparatus including a point of sale terminal configured to process the sale of goods, the settlement processing apparatus comprising;

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor that executes the executable instructions to perform operations including;

generating electronic-receipt data based on a result of processing of a merchandise sale;

generating simplified settlement data based on the electronic receipt data, the simplified settlement data is derived from the settlement data, the simplified settlement data including a shop name, a transaction date, and a total transaction price;

generating ID data for downloading the electronic receipt data, the ID data is for generating an address indicating a region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded;

transmitting the electronic receipt data and the ID data to the electronic receipt server; and

transmitting the simplified settlement data and the ID data to the portable terminal;

the portable terminal comprising;

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the simplified settlement data and the ID data from the settlement processing apparatus;

recording the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received from the settlement processing apparatus;

displaying on a display unit the simplified data recorded;

generating a download command for downloading the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit;

generating the address indicating the region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded from the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data;

recording the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and

displaying the electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data recorded.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a simplified-settlement-data recording unit which records the simplified settlement data corresponding to any electronic receipt recorded in at least the electronic-receipt recording unit, in association with the electronic receipt;

a simplified-list display control unit which causes the display unit to display a list of the simplified settlement data items recorded in the simplified-settlement-data recording unit; and

a selected-receipt display control unit which causes the display unit to display any electronic receipt corresponding to any simplified settlement data, when the input unit is operated, thereby selecting the simplified settlement data from the list displayed by the display unit.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 2, further comprising:

an extracting unit which extracts access data for accessing a merchandise-information site preset for any merchandise, when the input unit is operated, thereby selecting the merchandise from the electronic receipt display by the display unit;

an acquisition unit which acquires related information preset for the merchandise from the merchandise-information site, by accessing the merchandise-information site via the communications unit in accordance with the access data extracted by the extracting unit; and

a related-information display control unit which causes the display unit to display the related information acquired by the acquisition unit.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 2, further comprising:

an extracting unit which extracts access data for accessing a merchandise-purchase site preset for any merchandise, when the input unit is operated, thereby selecting the merchandise from the electronic receipt display by the display unit;

an acquisition unit which acquires a list of merchandise recommended to be purchased, from the merchandise-purchase site, by accessing the merchandise-information site via the communications unit in accordance with the access data extracted by the extracting unit;

a purchase-list display control unit which causes the display unit to display the list of merchandise, acquired by the acquisition unit; and

an order notifying unit which notifies any merchandise, as ordered one, to the merchandise-purchase site when the input unit is operated, thereby selecting the merchandise from the list displayed by the display unit.

5. The portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein the list of merchandise contains the merchandise selected, and any one of items of merchandise related to the merchandise, which remains not purchased for more days than a preset number of days after the merchandise has been purchased.

6. The portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein the display unit displays a menu for the merchandise selected, and the acquisition unit accesses the merchandise-information site via the communications unit and acquires the list of merchandise recommended to be purchased from the merchandise-purchase site, when the input unit is operated, thereby ordering the merchandise in the menu.

7. A method for transmitting an electronic receipt, the method comprising:

recording with an electronic receipt server the electronic receipt including transaction information regarding a sale of goods and settlement data;

performing communication with the electronic receipt server by way of the Internet with a portable terminal used by a purchaser;

processing the sale of goods with a point of sale terminal included with a settlement processing apparatus;

executing instructions stored in a memory of the settlement processing apparatus with a processor of the settlement processing apparatus to perform the following operations;

generating electronic-receipt data based on a result of processing a merchandise sale;

generating simplified settlement data based on the electronic receipt data, the simplified settlement data is derived from the settlement data, the simplified settlement data including a shop name, a transaction date, and a total transaction price;

generating ID data for downloading the electronic receipt data, the ID data is for generating an address indicating a region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded;

transmitting the electronic receipt data and the ID data to the electronic receipt server; and

transmitting the simplified settlement data and the ID data to the portable terminal;

executing instructions stored in a memory of the portable terminal with a processor of the portable terminal to perform the following operations;

receiving simplified settlement data and ID data from the settlement processing apparatus;

recording the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received from the settlement processing apparatus;

displaying on a display unit the simplified data recorded;

generating a download command for downloading the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit;

generating the address indicating the region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded from the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data;

recording the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and

displaying the electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data recorded.